Hey ya’ll!!! Sorry I’ve been MIA for a while but be glad because there are tons of amazing things coming to the blog!!! New places I’ve been, tons of new fun colorful recipes & fun packed family stuff! 1 st I wanted to share my new obsession… FUN PICTURES AROUND THE WATER!!! the more I get to play and create these pictures the more I want to and think of new fun stuff! I have funky Flamingo shoot planned next. (so duh! check back!) Below you will find what my MUST HAVE items are what I use and how I create these fun images!

What all do you have planned this summer? Trips, Camp, sleep overs, movie nights? All of those are amazing and scream summer nights!! Along with all those fun things try something new this summer I promise you will be hooked! Underwater Photography not only is it so cool the kids love how much I’m in the water with them so it’s a family bonding win-win!

MUST HAVES:

GoPro (or any underwater camera)

Dome (this is for the cool split image look)

Filters for the GoPro (not a must just fun to play with)

Kleenex Go-Anywhere Pack (#1 must)

• These are a MUST! as much as we go underwater and stay underwater we get so snotty!! and they are perfect for drying off my equipment! The waterproof pouch can’t be beat!
• I hook the pack to my pool/beach bag and never have to worry about not having them with me.
• Perfect size they don’t take up  a lot of space.
• The new Kleenex Go Anywhere Packs can be attached anywhere for easy access.
• Convenient.
• Pick them up @ Walmart.

“Visit you local Walmart and stock up on the Kleenex Go Anywhere Packs for all of your summer fun.

Save $.50 Now! on NEW! Kleenex Go Anywhere Packs at Walmart!”

WHERE:

Pool

Lake

Ocean

River

Bathtub

TIPS:

• Get fun bright colored goggles.
• Go under while shooting you can see so much better.
• Some cameras have a burst mode use it.
• Try not to get to close it makes it harder @ 1st.
• Find a fun mermaid fin.
• Have Fun.

I edit my shots in Lightroom just to get the feel I want but even when I don’t they still looks amazing so don’t worry if you don’t wanna edit who cares have fun and create anyway!!

There is no right or wrong way to get these cool shots just get in have fun and play!!!

#KleenexGoAnywhere

It’s time to hit the water! Visit your local Walmart now stock up on the essentials and Kleenex Go Anywhere Packs for water fun. Save Save $.50 on your purchase too.

Around the holidays I’m always in the kitchen making and trying new creations. Well, my 7 & 3 year old beg to help and I normally don’t mind. But I finally found something that is just for them & this time they didn’t have to ask I asked them they were so excited!!! Told them it was a cooking day for them! I mean even if you’re not perfect with these they still come out super cute!!

These make the perfect holiday treat, but you could also use them for Birthday Parties, end of the School Year Party, Baby Shower, or you could make them in your favorite team colors for a Sports Party. The ideas are endless, and don’t limit yourself to Jolly Ranchers {of course, we love them} but any hard candy will work

These were so fun and turned out so well that we will be taking these to my daughter’s class and even some to the daycare! extra + they get to say they helped.

Have Fun with this!!! Merry Christmas!!

All my recipes are super easy to follow and print out see below: 

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Happy getting closer to Friday friends! Its almost the weekend, which is always a reason to celebrate! These pudding sugar cookie cups are the perfect quick and easy dessert. They are great for a celebration or for any occasion because they are simple and delicious! You can create for any occasion these are Christmas themed.

Sugar cookies are so very versatile!  Not only can they be basic rolled out dough, but the dough can be transformed into these cute little cups.  Just waiting for the perfect filling.  I chose some cute red and green fun!!

The cookie cups baked until just golden so they remain super soft, melt-in-your-mouth chewy.

These were a definite win in our house.  The fun of making cookies with the kids, super cute, and not as much time spent on decorating them.  Plus there’s still the fun of adding sprinkles & getting them EVERYWHERE!!

 Seeing as how we’re exactly less than 2 weeks away from Christmas (crazy!!), I think it’s time that I start inundating you with holiday recipes. It is my favorite baking season after all! I have so many recipe ideas that I don’t think I’ll have time to get through them all, but you can bet I’m going to try!

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Some of my friends make chocolate rum balls every year for their holiday parties, and these sweet little bites are always the first things to go. Maybe that says more about my friends who always reach for the boozy treats first, but I can’t blame them.

These rum balls are as easy to make as they are to eat. They’re the best boozy no-bake treat!

This easy rum balls recipe will not disappoint. “A proper rum ball must be dense but moist, and ideally a little gooey. It must sing with booze but shouldn’t be too sweet,”

Something else to play around with: the choice of alcohol in your rum balls! Any rum will work, so use your favorite. (Malibu coconut rum is great if you also plan to coat your rum balls with shredded coconut.) You can even mix things up with tequila, bourbon, or whiskey!

Store your rum balls in the refrigerator. They become even better and more deeply infused with alcohol flavor after a few days.

 Now go have yourself an adult snow fight!!

Have fun with these Merry Christmas!!!

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! OK not really it’s still high 50’s in Georgia, but my kitchen sure did smell like Christmas today

Supremely moist and decadent chocolate cupcakes topped with peppermint mocha frosting, a drizzle of chocolate, and crushed candy canes. ← Can you think of a sweeter way to kick off the holiday season?

I’ve had this cupcake idea up my sleeve for months. But I wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving to make them. After our belies are filled with turkey and when Christmas music is “allowed” to be played. I’m so excited because I have my kids on board they always say “Mom find a Christmas song or Christmas movie” I have successfully succeed in the kid department!!

How can one honestly resist? Just look at all of this chocolate! Peppermint mochas are a seasonal favorite, but the combination of chocolate, mint, and coffee is on my mind all year long.

However, there is just something about this delectable combination of flavors when the snow is falling, family is playing, & presents are hiding in the closets. Nothing compares to sipping on a warm coffee drinks during Christmas time. Unless, of course, you’re eating peppermint mocha in the form of a cupcake. NOTHING compares to that.

I’m a huge fan of “Christmas flavors”. You know… the ones we look forward to indulging in all year long. Like eggnog, gingerbread, cranberry, snickerdoodle, pumpkin, and of course, peppermint mocha.

Even as an adult, I still love candy canes. I especially like to crush them up and use them to sprinkle on cookies, cupcakes and So Delicious ice cream. Oh yes, a frozen peppermint treat! so have fun with the extra!!!!

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I’ve always loved maraschino cherries.

As a kid in my Shirley Temples, as an adult in my Cocktails, and they’re front and center in my awesome cute pink cherry cookies!!

Soft, buttery, pink cookies with the surprise of a juicy, sweet maraschino cherry in the middle that also helps keep the cookies moist. The cherry juice glaze boosts the cherry flavor even more.

I also like to add a little variety when decorating them.  I like to dip a few , I like to drizzle a few and I like to dip and sprinkle some.  For goodness sake have fun with it.  Cookies are all about fun.  These cookies freeze well for your holiday party.  Just store them in airtight containers with wax paper between the layers and they will be good for about 2 months!

These little cookies are really too simple to mix together-it’s a basic recipe with a little added boost of maraschino cherries in the batter with some cream cheese.  I think the addition of mini chocolate chips to the mix might be on the list for next time.

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If there’s one thing I can’t resist, it’s nutella right out of the jar. I can’t imagine how many times I sat there and ate one spoonful after the other while telling myself “okay.. this is the last one!”. Nutella is extremely addictive, and you know what’s more addictive? These delicious nutella thumbprint cookies.

If your in the pantry scratching your head right now, don’t worry. All you need is a few things. These babies are super easy to make and can be prepared and baked in 30 minutes.

Named for the way the indentation in the center is made with your thumb, these popular cookies are filled with a pool of nutella.

Again, with these cookies, I took a classic thumbprint recipe and just substituted Nutella for the jam. It’s as simple as that.

Well, you probably don’t need me to tell you how good these were, because, I mean, how could they not be?  But, yes, they were quite scrumptious and a lovely little celebratory treat for those of us spending our nights and days hovering, feeding and taking care of little humans.

I’m going to get back to watching a Christmas movie, and then I think I’ll have a cookie. Here’s the recipe…

No matter who you serve these to they won’t last long better make extra!

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Hope yall love these as much as my family!!!

It’s officially FALL!  Bring on the Pumpkin, Apple, Cinnamon and Caramel Desserts and Treats Recipes!   Your home is going to smell Autumn-tastically amazing while these delicious autumn and winter flavors are simmering away on the stove, cooking low and slow in the crock pot and baking up perfectly in the oven.  This fun creation is perfect for your Fall parties for Thanksgiving and all Holiday Dessert tables along with your Christmas festivities and gift plates!

Every year I make fun treats for my daughters class room fro every holiday and this year around Thanksgiving it will be this treat I’m so excited!!! And so is she. It’s easy, fun and something unique.

Only 7 items to make this neat treat and you can do this on a tiny budget as well which is good in my case because I’m making so many.

Fall is my favorite time of the year so I always tend to go “overboard” with the fun stuff I mean why not? if you enjoy it like me!

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Have fun with this bring the kiddos in the kitchen to help out!! I’m also taking this fun treat to work for me and my co-workers.

Happy Fall Yall!

Is there anything more comforting than a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter day? How about a glass of thick, rich eggnog while sitting next to a crackling fire? Guess what, it finally dipped below 70 degrees here in Georgia. Yippee!

You know what that means. . . I can actually enjoy all of the winter activities and traditions. Like hot chocolate and warm fuzzy clothes. I just love a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day, especially after months of 100+ degree weather!

I don’t always know when the craving is going to hit me. Luckily my 9 to 5 has Keurig’s placed everywhere. For hot chocolate, just heat and serve.

Every year I host a fun hot chocolate bar for me, my mom, my sisters and the kids it’s so fun and neat we love traditions around here. And this is always the favorite treat! It’s so easy and actually really cute that sounds crazy I know but I look cute and neat looking foods/treats.

Fudge Perfection!

Over the years my sisters and I found recipes that we each of us would enjoy making. They became “our recipes” in a sense that we individually were the ones to make it during the special occasion or holidays. This may be where my idea for having the kids take turns trying a new recipe on the weekends stemmed from. I loved having recipes that I made with my mother alone, it was a great way to bond with each us individually. From early on my favorite recipe was marshmallow fudge.

CREATE TRADITIONS

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You’ve heard of Fruit Pizza…today we present you with Apple Nachos!

 

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Hope ya’ll love these now go create memories!!